Present Tense Verb Conjugations + 3.2 + Vocab + Possessive Adjectives + Age + Dates
Lesson 4
Class: Spanish 1
Level: Level 1
Unit: 3.2 + Vocab + Possessive Adjectives + Age + Dates + Comparisons
Teacher: Ms. Schultz
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written
conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a
variety of topics.
Language Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language
through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication and Collaboration
Objectives
By the end of class today, students will:
1. Be able to tell dates and say large numbers
2. Be able to use their vocab words in conversation
3. Understand the beginning concepts of comparing things of equality
Anticipatory Set
1. Interview to review vocabulary
a. In partners, each student will interview another using the questions prompted on the board.
i. ¿Cuántos años tienes?
ii. ¿Cuál es la fecha de tu nacimiento?
iii. ¿Cuántos años tiene tu madre? ¿Tu padre?
iv. ¿Tienes hermanos? ¿Cuántos hermanos tienes? ¿Son mayores o menores?
v. ¿Tienes un perro o un gato? If yes  ¿Cómo se llama el perro o el gato?
b. After the questions are answered, each student will write a short paragraph describing their
partner’s family.
c. Choose 3 students to share.
Teaching Activities
1. Textbook Page 171
a. Activity 7
i. There is a timeline with famous people of Puerto Rico. The timeline has their birth
dates. In partners, the students will ask questions about the birthdates of these people
and then answer with the date.
1. ¿Cuál es la fecha de nacimiento de….?
2. Su fecha de nacimiento es…..
b. Activity 8
i. There is a list of adjectives in the textbook. The students need to ask questions about
the people or pets in their partner’s family using these adjectives.
2.
3.
4.
1. ¿Hay una persona seria en ti familia?
2. Sí, mi tío David es muy serio.
Correct Homework from previous class
a. B-1 needs to correct from 2 classes ago.
b. Select students to write their answers for the number sequences on the board.
Mini quiz #3
Introduce “Comparisons of Equality”
a. In English, we compare two things of equality with formula as + adjective + as, but in Spanish,
this depends on the things being compared.
b. When you are comparing two things that are equal using an adjective or adverb, you are going to
use the formula tan + adjective/adverb + como.
i. Ana is as nice as Tim  Ana es tan amable como Tim.
ii. Jorge speaks as slowly as his brother  Jorge habla tan despacio como su hermano.
c. Have the students do some examples:
i. This house is as big as this house 
ii. Garret eats as fast as his dog 
iii. The teacher walks as fast as her students 
iv. The students dance as well as their teachers 
d.
e.
f.
When you compare two things that are equal using verbs, the formula is verb + tanto + como.
Just like in English, we use the formula verb + as much + as.
i. Juliana studies as much as her friend  Juliana estudia tanto como su amiga.
ii. David talks as much as his father  David habla tanto como su padre.
iii. Have the student do some examples
1. We eat as mu ch as our parents 
2. The girls walk as much as their dogs 
3. The boys listen as much as the girls 
In English, we use: More than or Less than to compare items of inequality.
In Spanish, we are going to use Más Que to represent “more than” and Menos Que to express
“less than”
i. Comparing things with adjectives
1. Formula: más + adjective + que
a. Menos + adjective + que
2. Examples:
a. Un escritorio es más grande que una silla.
b. El chico es más alto que la chica.
3. We need to be careful because in Engish, we use “er” to compare short
adjectives such as “bigger”, “taller”, and “faster”. However, we use “more
than” or “less than” for longer adjectives such as “more delicate than” or
“more expensive than”.
a. But in Spanish, we use the same equivalent “more than/less than” for
both.
4. Examples:
a. Alfredo hace la tarea más frecuentemente que Miguel.
b. Pero Miguel trabaja más que Alfredo
i. Here we have a verb. Therefore, just like in English, the verb
goes before “más que” or “menos que”
5. Have the students do some examples:
a. I eat more than my friends 
b. I like to go to the library more than the gym 
c. I like hamburgers less than tacos 
d. My grandma is more fun than my grandpa 
e. Science class is less fun than English class 
g.
Irregulars
i. Regular form
Más Bueno (bien)
Más malo (mal)
Más Viejo
Más joven
Irregular form
Mejor
Peor
Mayor (que)
Menor (que)
ii. The irregulars “mayor que” and “menor que” are only used for people. When you have
inanimate objects however, the regular form is used.
a. Mi coche es más viejo que tu coche.
iii. Be very careful to match these irregulars with the people they are refering to.
1. Mi padre es mayor que mi madre
2. Mis tíos son mayores que mis primos
Closure
Packet pages 7 and 8 (A) do together in class
Homework
Since the homework was over comparisons of both equality and inequality, and since we needed to eliminate
the introduction to comparisons of inequality, this homework was eliminated from the lesson as well in order to
make time for accurate understanding of the new concepts.
Assessment
The interview activity will assess objective #1.
Activities 7 and 8 will assess objective #2
Packet pages 7, 8, and 9 will assess objective #3
Materials Needed
Computer/Projector
Textbooks
Mini Quiz #3
Packets
Duration of Time
Anticipatory Set: 10 minutes
Textbook Activities 7-8: 10 minutes
Correct Homework: 10 minutes
Mini Quiz #3: 15 minutes
Comparisons of Equality/Inequality: 35 minutes
“I Can” Statement
I can use vocab words in conversations while using present tense verb conjugations
I can compare two things using comparisons of equality or inequality.